Despite already investing their first-round pick in an interior offensive lineman — picking Chattanooga’s Cole Strange at No. 29 overall — the New England Patriots went back to that position group in the sixth round. Selection No. 210 was used to bring LSU guard Chasen Hines aboard.
Why did the Patriots make that decision? Let’s look at some possible contributing factors.
Hines has some intriguing athletic traits
While Hines is not the same impressive athlete as new teammate Cole Strange, he does have some tools to work with in this area. His relative explosiveness at 6-foot-3, 327 pounds, for example is impressive: he posted very good 10- (1.